WHO says it's helping Lebanon's Health Ministry

The head of the World Health Organization says it is working with Lebanon’s Health Ministry as it deals with those wounded by exploding communications devices.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanon Ghebreyesus said the strikes have “severely disrupted Lebanon’s already-fragile health system.”

He said WHO has distributed trauma and emergency surgery supplies and, “We are working to meet immediate needs, including blood supplies and blood testing kits, and monitoring how the health system is functioning.”

Dr. Abinasir Abubakar, the WHO country representative in Lebanon, said at least one health care worker was killed.

WHO emergencies director Michael Ryan said the device explosions "came without warning, and the whole health system came under immense pressure — and very, very quickly.”